US EditionUCLA Gymnastics Team Places Third in Elite Quad Meet
Oklahoma secured the title via tiebreaker against LSU after both teams scored 197.500; UCLA placed third with 197.000 after costly errors, officials said.
- On Saturday at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad in West Valley City, Oklahoma Sooners and LSU gymnastics tied at 197.500, with the Sooners winning on a tiebreaker while UCLA Bruins placed third.
- Errors on the balance beam and floor left UCLA hampered by mistakes, with the Bruins closing a rotation at 147.725 and 0.175 behind the leaders.
- Standout efforts included Jordan Chiles, UCLA, who tied for first on floor with a 9.925 and finished second in the all-around at 39.575, edged by Kailin Chio, LSU, at 39.600.
- With a quick home-opener scheduled, the UCLA Bruins return to Los Angeles to host Nebraska at 3 p.m. Jan. 17, aiming to polish small details after ranking best in their first quad meet.
- Amid the tight top finish, Utah gymnastics scored 195.900 after three beam falls, its lowest since February 2000, and Avery Neff achieved a Perfect 10.0 on vault.
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UCLA gymnastics team places third in elite quad meet
Ranked best in the country after its first quad meet, the UCLA gymnastics team went straight into the fire one week later with another quad meet against three fellow elite programs. The Bruins finished third in the Sprouts Farmers Market Quad Meet on Saturday in West Valley City, Utah. Oklahoma and LSU tied for top honors at 197.500 apiece, with the Sooner winning the tiebreaker after counting all six scores in the four events. The top five scor…
UCLA, which rose to number one in the women’s gymnastics ranking after winning its first competition, knows that it must continue to refine the small details of its routines and stay focused on winning a national title after finishing second last season. On Saturday, in front of the powers of Oklahoma, Louisiana State and Utah at the Quad College in West Valley City, Utah, the Bruins saw how difficult it would be to win a championship. UCLA fini…
LSU gymnastics ties for first, but loses tiebreaker at stacked quad meet to open season
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The No. 2 LSU Gymnastics team tied for first, but lost a tiebreaker to Oklahoma at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Saturday in Utah.In a meet featuring four top-five teams, LSU and Oklahoma were even with a score of 197.500 after all rotations. The tiebreaker, which counted all six scores in all of the events, favored the Sooners.FINAL SCORESOklahoma: 197.500LSU: 197.500UCLA: 197.000UTAH: 195.900LSU's Kailin Chi…
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